ISBA Lawyers in Classrooms – An Invitation to Make A Difference!Education Law, October 2008As part of our initiative to make a difference in the lives of Illinois students, and to assist in expanding diversity in the legal profession, you are invited to go back to school and speak to students on law-related topics.
ISBA Task Force On DiversityBy E. Lynn GraysonWomen and the Law, January 2008On October 30, 2007, the Task Force on Diversity held its first organizational meeting in Chicago. ISBA President Joe Bisceglia created this special task force in response to recommendations made by the ISBA Diversity Pipeline Project in its report issued in March, 2007.
ISBA Task Force on Diversity—Chair’s ReportBy E. Lynn GraysonRacial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, June 2008This year’s Task Force on Diversity resulted in large part from the pipeline project initiated by ISBA President Irene Bahr during her term.
ISBA Task Force on Diversity—Chair’s ReportBy E. Lynn GraysonDiversity Leadership Council, June 2008This year’s Task Force on Diversity resulted in large part from the pipeline project initiated by ISBA President Irene Bahr during her term.
ISBA visits SIU School of LawRacial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, June 2008On April 11-12, 2008, the ISBA Standing Committees on Women and the Law and Women and Minority Participation visited SIU School of Law in Carbondale.
ISBA visits SIU School of LawDiversity Leadership Council, June 2008On April 11-12, 2008, the ISBA Standing Committees on Women and the Law and Women and Minority Participation visited SIU School of Law in Carbondale.
ISBA Young Lawyer of the Year helps Committee develop its long-range goalsWomen and the Law, June 2008Women in the Law Committee Member Amie Simpson (above) is to receive the Young Lawyer of the Year Award for outside Cook County at the ISBA Annual Meeting in June. Justin Heather, of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, was selected to receive the Young Lawyer of the Year Award forCook County. Congratulations to Amie and Justin!
ISBA/YLD Holiday PartyYoung Lawyers Division, October 2008Eleven years ago, the Illinois State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division founded the Children’s Assistance Fund to sponsor children’s waiting rooms in courthouses throughout the state of Illinois.
It seems straightforward, but it’s not… tax traps for the unwaryBy Gregory A. ZbylutFederal Taxation, October 2008The average taxpayer has a ‘tax attention span’ of a few years, at most. And tax preparers often do, too. Yet, a good memory, and some homework up front can often avoid headaches later.
It’s not nice to fool with Orders to Withhold IncomeBy David N. SchafferFamily Law, February 2008By playing really cute with the provisions of a child support withholding notice, an employer was hit with a $1.1M judgment for penalties.
January 2008 IDOR Practitioners MeetingsBy Stanley R. KaminskiState and Local Taxation, April 2008Questions and answers from the January, 2008 Illinois Department of Revenue Practitioners Meeting.
“Jewish Clause” in trust unenforceable because it is against public policyBy Enid Kempe OlsenElder Law, November 2008The Appellate Court found that under Illinois law and under the Restatement (Third) of Trusts, the Jewish Clause considered in this case is invalid because it seriously interferes with and limits the rights of individuals to marry a person of their own choosing.
John Yoo and the Problem of Constitutional EvilBy Mark GraberHuman and Civil Rights, June 2008Having just excerpted the Yoo memo for Gillman, Graber, and Whittington, American Constitutionalism (forthcoming, 2010), let me suggest that the claims are constitutionally plausible or as plausible as most of what I read when I read legal materials.
Jurisdictional competition between states and off-shore tax havens for corporate chartersBy Andrew J. TessmanState and Local Taxation, November 2008This article attempts to explain jurisdiction competition between states and answer whether the presence of off-shore jurisdictions with highly favorable tax law affects the jurisdictional competition dynamic among the states for corporate charters.
Last chance to complete diversity surveyBy Sonni Choi WilliamsRacial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, March 2008A “call to action” has been issued to all Illinois attorneys to participate in the first statewide survey designed to gauge the level of diversity in the state.
Law Day 2008By Michael W. RaridonChild Law, May 2008I do not remember there being a Law Day when I was a kid in the 60s.
A Law Day program on the crisis in DarfurBy Scott W. GertzInternational and Immigration Law, May 2008The images have been horrific. The United States government has labeled the atrocities committed by the Sudanese government genocide.
A Law Day Program on the crisis in DarfurBy Scott W. GertzHuman and Civil Rights, April 2008The images have been horrific. The United States government has labeled the atrocities committed by the Sudanese government genocide.
A Law Day Program on the crisis in DarfurBy Scott W. GertzInternational and Immigration Law, March 2008The images have been horrific. The United States government has labeled the atrocities committed by the Sudanese government genocide.
